1998 FIFA World Cup Roberto Baggio




—roberto baggio on penalty against chile in 1998 world cup.

in italy s opening match of 1998 world cup in france, against chile, baggio started alongside christian vieri, playing 90 minutes, alessandro del piero still recovering injury. vieri opened scoring baggio assist, chile managed equalise , take lead through marcelo salas. baggio created several chances, italy unable equalise. towards end of match, baggio played low cross box unintentionally touched chilean defender ronald fuentes s hand @ edge of penalty area, resulting in fortunate penalty italy. despite missing decisive penalty in 1994 world cup final shootout, baggio stepped take penalty, , scored italy s equalising goal, becoming first italian player score in 3 world cups. first penalty had taken italy since 1994 world cup final miss; baggio described goal liberating .


in italy s 3–0 second group match win on cameroon, baggio assisted luigi di biagio s opening goal. however, replaced del piero during second half after sustaining minor injury. baggio scored second goal of tournament in italy s final group match against austria, ended in 2–1 win italy. baggio came on during second half, replacing del piero, after crowd had begun chant name. scored winning goal of match, after combining francesco moriero , filippo inzaghi, italy topped group. goal, tied paolo rossi s record goals italian player in world cup finals, nine. 27th , final goal italy. left on bench round of 16 win on norway italy advanced quarter-finals.


in quarter-final match against eventual champions france, baggio came on substitute del piero in second half, , managed create scoring opportunities. score remained 0–0, , match went time, although baggio came closest scoring golden goal, volley lobbed pass albertini, shot put wide of fabian barthez s far post. match went penalty shootout. although baggio converted penalty, shootout won host nation, italy eliminated on penalties in world cup third consecutive time. italy s coach, criticised starting recovering del piero ahead of baggio, , not allowing 2 players play alongside each other. despite rumours substitutions had created rivalry between players, baggio , del piero remain friends. baggio stated in 2008 has great respect del piero, , there had never been disagreements between them. del piero in turn stated in 2011 baggio, along zinedine zidane, best player whom had ever played.








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